In a Perilous Hour: The Public Address of John F. Kennedy

by Steven R. Goldzwig and George N. Dionisopoilos

This first book-length critical analysis of Kennedy's public address defines how he aroused Americans to rise to the opportunities and challenges that he defined for them. This rigorously researched study offers an in-depth analysis of the development of President Kennedy as a public speaker and a balanced view of his civil rights, foreign policy, presidential, and other types of speeches. Eight speech texts accompany the analysis. This reference...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313277702
• ISBN13: 9780313277702
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"